First Movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3

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First movement of Beethoven's symphony No. 3 Eroica
Beethoven's Symphony No.3 also known as the Eroica consists of four parts, namely, allegro con brio, adagio assai, scherzo and allegro, which is the standard structure of a symphony. In this work, the analysis focuses on the first movement so as to show how Beethoven enriched symphony. The first movement has a distinctive sonority and texture. It is considerably long as it takes about 14 minutes (it may depend on the version). Some complete symphonies from the classical period are about the same length as this first movement, so Beethoven's work set aside from the traditional symphony. It tells other composers that there is no such thing as a standard length of symphony's movement. In order to understand the first movement, one needs to consider the historical framework. Beethoven composed his 3rd symphony at the beginning of the XIX century when Europe underwent through a lot of political changes. The absolutism was coming to an end, so freedom was in everyone's heart. Beethoven manages to convey particular feelings and emotions t...

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